Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided October 5, 2001No. A-8040, A-8051Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
The State, having filed this appeal, now proposes to dismiss it. Ordinarily, we would grant such a request without comment. However, the State also asks this court to vacate the action of the district court that prompted the State to file the appeal in the first place. This request raises a jurisdictional problem, and it therefore requires separate, detailed attention.
History of this litigation, and the problem presented by the State's motion to dismiss its appeal
This litigation arises from the State's attempt to prosecute Martin for failing to register as a sex…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schacht v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tracy Petrocelli v. Ron AngeloneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- John Doe I, Jane Doe, and John Doe II v. Ronald O. Otte and Bruce M. Amended BotelhoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- State v. OtnessCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1999
- United States v. Ricardo Antonio Gonzalez-PerezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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